Example sentences of "[is] claimed [prep] be [adv] " in BNC.

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1 It is claimed to be equally efficient for removing stains and organic growth from bricks , concrete and stone .
2 It is claimed to be particularly useful for field engineers since it 's small size makes it ideal for use with portable computers .
3 Opportunism is claimed to be particularly relevant to the implementation of decisions .
4 Consisting of modular packages , the product range is claimed to be completely open to any specific version of Unix and any hardware or database running on open systems .
5 When set , it is claimed to be more crack-resistant and harder than normal concrete .
6 Version 5.0 is claimed to be more portable , with better application programming interfaces : ‘ commercially cleaned up ’ , is how SGI described it .
7 So inflexible was this masterplan that when New Scientist attempted to introduce someone who knew nothing about computers to the machine ( it is claimed to be very easy to use ) we were turned down on the grounds that ‘ this would upset the timetable ’ .
8 SSL is claimed to be very difficult for ( hearing ) adults to learn ; some go so far as to say that it is impossible .
9 The cost of buying a complete system is claimed to be less than £1m — less than buying a licence for an IBM mainframe software upgrade .
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